Biography

Karlijn van Bree has been the EU Representative of the Northern Netherlands Alliance since September 2017. Drenthe, Groningen and Friesland, the three northern provinces of the Netherlands are united in the Northern Netherlands Alliance (SNN). Karlijn is responsible for maintaining relations between the northern provinces and the EU institutions. She focuses on policy influencing in the following topics: (sustainable) energy, transport and mobility and circular economy. In addition, she is also the first contact person in Brussels for the provincial staff and for third parties.

Karlijn has a Postgraduate degree in European Union Decision-making (Vrije Universiteit Brussels), a Master’s degree in Ancient Culture (Utrecht University) and a Bachelor’s degree in Classics (Leiden University)